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The virginem ne conspicias ne forte scandalizeris in decore illius
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Except for “The” (which is not Latin):The virginem ne conspicias ne forte scandalizeris in decore illius
Gaze not upon a maiden, lest her beauty be a stumblingblock to thee.
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 9:5
How hard is it to work Google?
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there is a different translation and I wanted to see which one was more accurate.
angelqueen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25185&sid=2c4869c5c4b2dce6b92375bf2c5ba6fc
angelqueen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25185&sid=2c4869c5c4b2dce6b92375bf2c5ba6fc
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*Accurate in what way? Of the two translations in contention at that link, I would say the Douay is more accurate. The critics there are correct, in that there is no word in the Latin corresponding to “face”, yet such license is not uncommon. (Do you really think Fr Platus means that one is unlikely to stumble from beholding other parts of a virgin!?)there is a different translation and I wanted to see which one was more accurate.
angelqueen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25185&sid=2c4869c5c4b2dce6b92375bf2c5ba6fc
(* And which, FTR, I do not find remarkably different)
On the other hand, both translations are flawed in the sense of not being literal. The second clause, ne forte scandalizeris in decore illius, the verb is passive, but both candidates translate it as active. More literal would be “lest you be caused to stumble by her beauty”.
If you really want to chase the accuracy bugaboo, you will need go to the Greek (but I shall not be able to help there).
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